Solid tire Mack trucks, building the Empire State

I think I found this photo on the HAMB

Postal delivery vehicles from scooters, Vespas, up in size to Mack trucks

The above 1910, and below 1953, are from Dan at Hemmings http://blog.hemmings.com/

from http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=428585&page=561

some cool shots from Shorpy

Above, winner of the 1920 Pikes Peak run http://www.shorpy.com/node/4001

I've never heard of a Witt Will make of truck

I never heard of Piggly Wiggly until I drove through Virginia, it's a big chain of grocery stores, and the above photo shows the Mack trucks that PW owned and operated. I find it interesting that the 2nd from the right has side lights

What a cool tow vehicle! Commentors on Shorpy had pointed out that in the early 20's it was cheaper to customize a formerly expensive and powerful luxury car to be a tow truck, than to buy a truck... I bet this was due to trucks being primitive, not much faster than 30mph, and a lot harder to come by than a used car http://www.shorpy.com/node/3988 and the sleuths at http://forums.aaca.org/ubbthreads.php/ubb/showflat/Number/531563/gonew/1/Pre_WWI_car_to_truck_conversio#UNREAD

found out that it is a 1911 Premier

http://www.shorpy.com/node/4002

1910's and 20's delivery trucks, why did the cabs have the half oval shaped windows?

The 2nd and 4th even have the honeycombed tires!


The above is a Mack truck
Coolest of all is this shot of what today is a common sight on Jeeps, the vinyl windows... but I've never known that they were used in the 10's and 20's

via: http://www.shorpy.com/

The Early years, real early

Just soak up the age on these...


The Fire Dept chief, was in a little accident in his Chevy.


These look like Mack trucks. Side curtains, chain drive on the rear tires, wood spokes, no fenders, no headlights, orphans on the move to try for new homes outside of New York. That's history. Deep, dusty, forgotten history.

Brought out of the old photo albums by http://www.shorpy.com/node/265 and me.

One old Mack Fire Engine